This app is used for chatting with people having the same room name. A user has to provide his display name and a room name in which he/she wants to join.
- App is compatible with mobile phones as well.
- This app provides different user_name to all users.
- It provides the functionality of chatting in different rooms.
- App shows which new user has joined the chat room and which one has left it.
This project is build completely on front end as well as backend.
For front-end it includes html, css, javascript, bootstrap framework and few more. Back-end is completely built on Node.js using express. It uses express, moment and socket.io as npm dependencies. Socket.io is mainly used to provide communication between client and server side.
- socket.io: Socket.IO enables real-time, bidirectional and event-based communication. It works on every platform, browser or device, focusing equally on reliability and speed.
- express: Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications.
- Moment.js is a free and open source JavaScript library that removes the need to use the native JavaScript Date object directly.
To clone entire repository run git clone https://github.com/suhailakhtar039/chat-app.git from command line.
The app is deployed on heroku with following URL https://sheltered-mountain-53860.herokuapp.com/.
- Open the app by following the URL provided.
- It will ask for user name and room name in which you want to join.
- By providing the above information you will enter into that specific room and will be able to chat with everyone who are inside that room.
- It will also if any new member has joined the room or any existing member has left the room.